“Fall on deaf ears”in other languages
Be ignored, however sensible.
English
Dutch
German
Portuguese
Same idea, different pictures
English and Dutch speak to the deaf, voor dovemansoren. German speaks into the wind, in den Wind sprechen, which blows the words away.
Portuguese has two: talking to the walls, falar com as paredes, and words falling into a torn sack, cair em saco roto, where nothing stays in.
More sayings in other languages
- Firing on all cylinders
- Flat broke
- Flat out
- Beat a dead horse
- Fly off the handle
- Not see beyond the end of one's nose
- Get back on one's feet
- Get on someone's nerves
- Get out of hand